Editing Sophia Loren (section)

=== Later career ===
In 1991, Loren received an [[Academy Honorary Award]], which described her as "One of the genuine treasures of [[world cinema]] who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form." In 1995, she received the [[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2011/05/sophia-loren-reflects-on-her-hollywood-career/|title=Sophia Loren reflects on her Hollywood|publisher=Golden Globes|access-date=19 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313215729/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2011/05/sophia-loren-reflects-on-her-hollywood-career/|archive-date=13 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> a similar honorary award, bestowed by the [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]], for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.

She presented [[Federico Fellini]] with his honorary Oscar in April 1993. In 2009, Loren stated on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' that Fellini had planned to direct her in a film shortly before his death in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0912/15/lkl.01.html|title=CNN.com&nbsp;– Transcripts|publisher=CNN|date=15 December 2009|access-date=15 March 2010}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Loren was selective about choosing her films and ventured into various areas of business, including cookbooks, eyewear, jewelry, and perfume. She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in [[Robert Altman]]'s film ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Ready to Wear]]'' (1994), co-starring [[Julia Roberts]].

In 1994, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], California, [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2012 |website=Palm Springs Walk of Stars |url-status=usurped |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

In ''[[Grumpier Old Men]]'' (1995), Loren played a ''[[femme fatale]]'' opposite [[Walter Matthau]], [[Jack Lemmon]], and [[Ann-Margret]]. The film was a box-office success and became Loren's biggest US hit in years.<ref name="yahoo1" /> At the [[20th Moscow International Film Festival]] in 1997, she was awarded an Honorable Prize for contribution to cinema.<ref name="Moscow1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1997|title=20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)|access-date=22 March 2013|work=MIFF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322163106/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1997|archive-date=22 March 2013}}</ref> In 1999, the [[American Film Institute]] named Loren among the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|greatest female stars of American film history]].<ref name="AFIlist">{{cite press release |url= http://www.afi.com/100Years/stars.aspx |title= AFI Recognizes the 50 Greatest American Screen Legends |publisher= [[American Film Institute]] |date= 16 June 1999 |access-date= 22 April 2016 |archive-date= 13 January 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130113043532/http://www.afi.com/100years/stars.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2001, Loren received a Special Grand Prix of the Americas Award at the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] for her body of work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ffm-montreal.org/palmares/en_2001.html |title=Awards 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916005515/http://www.ffm-montreal.org/palmares/en_2001.html |archive-date=16 September 2009 |url-status=usurped |website=Festival des Films du Monde}}</ref> She filmed two projects in Canada during this time: the independent film ''[[Between Strangers]]'' (2002), directed by her son Edoardo and co-starring [[Mira Sorvino]], and the television miniseries ''[[Lives of the Saints (TV miniseries)|Lives of the Saints]]'' (2004).

[[File:Sophia Loren in June 2009.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Loren in 2009]]
In 2009, after five years off the set and 14 years since she starred in a prominent US theatrical film, Loren starred in [[Rob Marshall]]'s film version of ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'', based on the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical that tells the story of a director whose midlife crisis causes him to struggle to complete his latest film; he is forced to balance the influences of numerous formative women in his life, including his deceased mother. Loren was Marshall's first and only choice for the role. The film also stars [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Kate Hudson]], [[Marion Cotillard]], and [[Nicole Kidman]]. As a part of the cast, she received her first nomination for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]].

In 2010, Loren played her own mother in a two-part Italian television miniseries about her early life, directed by Vittorio Sindoni with [[Margareth Madè]] as Loren, entitled ''La mia casa è piena di specchi'' (''{{interlanguage link|My House Is Full of Mirrors|it|La mia casa è piena di specchi (miniserie televisiva)}}''), based on the [[memoir]] by her sister Maria. In July 2013 Loren made her film comeback in an Italian short-film adaptation of [[Jean Cocteau]]'s 1930 play ''[[The Human Voice]]'' (''La voce umana''), which charts the breakdown of a woman who is left by her lover&nbsp;– with her younger son, [[Edoardo Ponti]], as director. Filming took under a month during July in various locations in Italy, including Rome and Naples. It was Loren's first theatrical film since ''Nine''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-italy-loren-idUSBRE9680PO20130709|work=Reuters|title=Sophia Loren to return to big screen in son's film|date=9 July 2013|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182806/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/entertainment-us-italy-loren-idUSBRE9680PO20130709|url-status=live}}</ref> She returned to feature-length film, as [[Holocaust survivor]] Madame Rosa, in Ponti's 2020 feature film ''[[The Life Ahead]]''. In 2021 she received [[AARP]] Best Actress and [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists|AWFJ]] Grand Dame awards for her role.<ref>{{cite web|title=AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' Named Best Picture|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-named-best-picture-4143393/|first=Hilary|last=Lewis|date=4 March 2021|access-date=23 October 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> After turning 90 in September 2024, despite having been inactive since the release of ''The Life Ahead'', Loren dismissed rumors about her retirement and expressed her hopes to star in new productions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sophia Loren, Now 90, Hopes to 'Never' Retire: 'I Don't Want to Think About Legacy'|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sophia-loren-90-shares-her-plans-to-never-retire-from-hollywood/|first=Mike|last=Vulpo|date=8 November 2024|access-date=6 December 2024|website=[[US Weekly]]}}</ref>

[[File:Gala de Închidere TIFF 2016 (27248653590) (cropped).jpg|thumb|245x245px|Loren in 2016]]
On 16 November 2017, Loren received a star at [[Almeria Walk of Fame]] in Spain for her work on ''[[White Sister (film)|White Sister]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Europa Press |author-link=Europa Press (news agency) |title=Sophia Loren ya luce su estrella en el Paseo de La Fama de Almería |url=http://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2017/11/18/5a105753468aeb8e308b4668.html |date=18 November 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017 |newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |language=es |location=Almeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sophia Loren descubre su estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Almería |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/telediario/sofia-loren-recibira-premio-especial-del-festival-cine-almeria/4312088/ |date=18 November 2017 |access-date=2 December 2017 |newspaper=[[Radiotelevisión Española]] |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martínez|first=Evaristo|date=16 November 2017|title=El Paseo de las Estrellas ya espera a Sophia Loren|language=es|newspaper=[[La Voz de Almería]]|url=https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/5/vivir/141666/el-paseo-de-las-estrellas-ya-espera-a-sophia-loren|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> She received the Almería Tierra de Cine award.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 October 2017|title=Sophia Loren recibe el premio 'Almería Tierra de Cine' y tendrá su estrella en el paseo de la Fama|language=es|newspaper=[[La Voz de Almería]]|url=https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/5/vivir/140547/sophia-loren-recibe-el-premio-almeria-tierra-de-cine-y-tendra-su-estrella-en-el-paseo-de-la-fama|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref>